Bosch partnered with Bangalore Baptist Hospital (BBH) in setting up an onsite oxygen generation plant to support the current oxygen demand of the hospital and to prepare for future oxygen emergencies. This oxygen generation unit works on VSA (Vacuum Swing Adsorption) technology which is a greener technology with an assured oxygen purity of medical standards, lower energy consumption, and maintenance costs as compared to the PSA(Pressure Swing Adsorption) technology. The unit is installed at the new Women and Children’s healthcare and Research Centre of BBH which houses their state-of-the-art neonatal care and pediatric ICU units.
“Being self-reliant with our oxygen demand is a matter of both confidence and comfort. We are grateful to Bosch that many critical patients will reap the benefit with this generous gift”, remarked Dr. Spurgeon R, Director (CEO) of BBH at the dedication ceremony. Shri. Jacob Peter Sr. Vice President of Bosch Global Software Tech. Pvt. Ltd., Shri. Rajesh Krishnan Executive Director, United Way and senior leadership of BBH graced the occasion. Considering the factors of healthcare accessibility, affordability, availability of trained medical professionals, technical capability and charitable nature of the institution Bosch decided to partner with BBH to upgrade the healthcare infrastructure by setting up an Oxygen Generation Plant of capacity 720Sm3 /day. This plant is the second oxygen generator plant of BBH, which was commissioned a month before the third COVID wave. In a matter of three months, 1112 people have benefitted from this facility. During COVID 19 crisis, BBH had catered to 72282 patients with COVID testing and treatment and given a treatment concession of 12.3 crores. This investment will go a long way in protecting the lives of citizens of Bangalore during and post-pandemic as Bangalore Baptist Hospital caters to people from all economic strata.
* The hospital successfully performed 468 living- donor and 172 cadaver donor transplants reaching 640 transplants in total, since inception in 2009. * Out of all the 70 transplants performed in the year 2021, 22 recipients and donors underwent transplant after recovering from COVID 19. * Doctors are witnessing a rapid increase in cases of chronic kidney disease and ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) among young population due to lifestyle changes like diet and obesity.
Bangalore March 17th, 2022: BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital continues to display inimitable expertise in organ transplant and successfully adds another feather to its cap by completing 640+ kidney transplants in the span of 12 years. In the midst of the COVID pandemic, the hospital treated critical End stage cases, considering saving lives and robust care as their motto. Adhering to COVID norms laid by the government, the team performed 39 transplants (2020) and 70 transplants (2021), as the doctors witnessed a gradual increase in the number of ESRD cases. Out of all the transplants performed in the year 2021, 22 recipients and donors underwent transplant after recovering from COVID 19. In the last 2 years, 4 couples underwent PKE (Paired kidney exchange) and the doctors also performed 4 ABO incompatible transplants.
The hospital has state-of-the-art infrastructure and a highly experienced team of specialists who are well equipped to treat all kinds of complex kidney diseases and transplants including ABO incompatible, ESRD and preemptive transplant. All the procedures done in the hospital were performed maintaining international standards since inception, hence the hospital has been recommended widely to the national and international patients.
Today, large populations in India and across the world are seeing high demand for organs, especially for kidney transplants. However, doctors are witnessing that the numbers for living donors (mostly the family members) are more in comparison to cadaver donors. BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital in total has performed 468 living- donor transplants and 172 cadaver donor transplants. Unfortunately, many patients with ESRD are waiting for their turn for transplant for many years. There is a shortage of organs to meet the increasing demand, which brings the need to encourage cadaveric donors and spread awareness about organ donation in the society. In collaboration with a government organization, Jeevasarthakathe (who have plays a significant role in spreading awareness about organ donation), BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital has organised various programmes and events in tier 2 and tier 3 cities.
The Head of the Department of Kidney transplants comments about the milestone, Dr Anil Kumar BT, Senior Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bengaluru said, “Organ donation and transplantation programs suffered a major setback during the (COVID-19) pandemic. Transplant numbers dropped by about 50-90% during the peak of the pandemic. The effects of COVID were both direct and indirect. The indirect effect on kidney transplant included the transplant recipients missing their regular visits, not getting the lifesaving immunosuppressive medications on time. Some of them developed rejections and worsening kidney failure. People on cadaver waiting list had to wait further for their turn and those with living donors also had to wait because of the strict guidelines and also because of the fear of getting infected. Our patients were connected round the clock through teleconsultation and all necessary arrangements were made for making the medications available. Amidst the pandemic we could still do about 70 transplants in 2021. Among them 22 recipients and donors underwent transplant after recovering from COVID infection, 4 couples got Swap transplants and 4 ABO incompatible transplants.”
Dr Narendra S, Senior Urologist and Chief Transplant Surgeon at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bengaluru said, “The pandemic has caused many issues for not just patients here, but also international patients who ended up waiting months for the borders to open and visit us for renal transplantation. Many countries do not have transplantation facilities compelling them to travel here. Transplantation improves the quality of life and survival for all end stage kidney disease patients compared to dialysis. We are witnessing a spike in cases of kidney diseases among older and younger population due to lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity. The pandemic has also compelled people to work from home, leading to sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, stress, hypertension, diabetes and increased BMI. Improved lifestyle and early detection are the only solutions to prevent kidney disease. We are one of the pioneers in kidney transplants having completed nearly 640 kidney transplants with high success rates.”
Biju Nair, Cluster COO, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Bengaluru: I would like to express my gratitude to our dedicated team of doctors, nursing staff with special expertise in transplants, and transplant coordinators, who could have this journey possible. Our renal transplant services are a key component of our flagship multi-organ transplant program which is also one of Karnataka’s leading units with many firsts to its credit.
In the midst of all the challenges faced during COVID times, our expert team of doctors including Dr Anil Kumar BT, Senior Nephrologist and Chief Transplant Physician, who is the head of the Nephrology department consisting of Dr Rajiv E N, Dr Mohammed Farooq Ahmed, Dr Nithin J; Dr Narendra S, Senior Urologist and Chief Transplant Surgeon who is head of urology department consisting of Dr Seshagiri T V and Dr Naveen M N, Dr Arun M G who is a consultant in the transplant anesthesia and critical care department considered their duty as their first priority.
The team of surgeons and hospital staff caters to patients in the neighboring districts in the Bangalore-Mysore belt, North Karnataka and West Bengal. These camps help patients who live in the outskirts get quality medical care, especially for those who suffer from chronic kidney disease. These outreach programmes and medical support to the underprivileged aim to help spread awareness about the disease and help detect the disease early.
Davanagere: The 31st Annual Conference of the Karnataka State Obstetrics & Gynecology Association (KSOGA) was inaugurated today in Davanagere, Karnataka. The three-day hybrid conference will see doctors from all over Karnataka participate physically and virtually in several scientific sessions that will keep the OBG community updated in their sphere of practice.
The academic wing of KASOGA – The Karnataka College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (KCOG) – also hosted its first convocation during this conference. The KCOG has been set up on the lines of the national body ICOG and international RCOG in London. Karnataka is the first State in India to establish such a college to focus on knowledge dissemination, skill transfer, research activities, and is the focus academic wing of KSOGA.
Dr Hema Divakar, Dean, KCOG, delivering the convocation address, said: “I’m truly privileged to be nominated as the Dean of the newly established KCOG. As Covid19 has brought digital platforms into focus, we assure that KCOG will connect to all frontline healthcare providers online through structured channels to ensure their competencies, and reach every woman and girl in Karnataka with our quality obstetrics & gynecology care services. The fellowship programmes, the training courses – both basic and advanced levels – will go a long way in improving the excellence in practice in the ObGyn community. We will have at least two international speaker programmes through the year so that the East and the West can exchange their best experiences and knowledge.” She reassured the medical community that this College will be a role model for other States to follow.
Dr Hema is supported at KCOG by Dr Muralidhar Pai the Chairman, patron of KSOGA Dr M.G. Hiremath, President of KSOGA Dr Basavaraj Sajjan. The Convocation witnessed the enrolment of the new fellows of the College.
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Dr. Hema Divakar Consultant ObGyn and Medical Director, Divakars Speciality Hospital, Bengaluru CEO – ARTIST for Her (Asian Research and Training Institute for Skill Transfer) Dean, KCOG – (Karnataka College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) M: 9844046724 | Email: drhemadivakar@gmail.com
Bangalore: We are very fortunate and grateful to have received Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar’s eye donation. What was unique is that we used each eye to treat two patients by separating the superior and deeper layers of the cornea. The superior layer was transplanted to two patients who had superficial corneal disease and only the deeper layer was transplanted to patients with endothelial or deep corneal layer disease. Hence, we created four different transplants from two corneas to restore vision for four different patients. This has not been done in our state to best of our knowledge.
The procedures performed were two different techniques of lamellar keratoplasty
Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK) – the outer or superficial part of cornea was transplanted for two young patients with corneal dystrophy and keratoconus. Both these conditions affect predominantly the superficial layer of the cornea, while the deeper part of the eye is normal. Hence, only the superior part was replaced and the endothelium of the patient was retained. This greatly reduces the chance of graft rejection.
Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) – inner or deeper layer of the cornea is transplanted for two patients with corneal endothelial decompensation affecting the inner most layer of the cornea. In this procedure, only the endothelium is replaced and usually done with a small incision and few sutures. This avoids full thickness cornea transplant, is more comfortable for the patient and allows faster recovery.
Besides this, the limbal rim (white part of the eye near the circumference of the cornea) which was not used for the transplants, has been sent to our laboratory to generate ‘Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells’ for potential use in patients with Limbal Stem Cell deficiency, chemical injuries, acid burns and other serious disorders.
The surgeries were performed by Dr. Yathish Shivanna, Dr. Sharon D’Souza and Dr. Harsha Nagaraj, under the leadership of Dr. Rohit Shetty and supported by the rest of the cornea team, Dr. Gairik Kundu and Mr. Veeresh.
50 Step-Down ICU beds installed to create smart wards; facilitating continuous critical care for 1000+ patients over the next 6 months
Bangalore, 7 October 2021: MillionICU, an initiative by Dozee that addresses the massive shortage of ICU beds and staff in public hospitals has upgraded 50 ward beds into step-down ICUS at Jayanagar General Hospital to facilitate critical care for thousands of patients. Dozee has also set up a 24×7 Central Monitoring Cell at the hospital which enables healthcare staff to monitor multiple patients remotely who were previously monitored manually only every couple of hours. Launched with the goal of bringing a rapid, long-term transformation in India’s public healthcare infrastructure, the MillionICU initiative will help public hospitals upgrade critical care infrastructure across the country.
The MillionICU initiative has also benefited other government hospitals in the state which include Garden City hospital, Charaka Hospital, Victoria Hospital, Anekal Government Hospital, ESIC in Bengaluru and Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences who have upgraded their hospital beds into step-down ICUS in the last few months. Collectively at these hospitals, 584 step- down ICU beds have already been installed to create smart wards. This initiative will ensure ICU-level care to more than 4796 patients and help doctors & nurses save precious time to care for many more.
The MillioniCU initiative is an effort to leapfrog the critical health infrastructure and empower govermment hospitals with step-down ICU beds. The initiative aims to dramatically increase the number of HDUS with centralized patient monitoring in these hospitals and make critical care more easily accessible and available even in the remotest parts of the country. Under the initiative, hospital beds will be installed with Dozee’s contactless sensors featuring an Al- powered triaging system This enables continuous (more than 100 times per hour) and accurate monitoring of a patient’s heart rate, respiratory rate, and other clinical parameters like sleep apnea and myocardial performance metrics without coming in contact with the patient. The constant stream of patient data aids the medical staff with early detection of patient deterioration and notifies the care team of any abnormalities before it becomes critical. Custom alerts can be set for every patient, helping doctors optimise treatment plans, focus on deteriorating patients and provide improved proactive care.
India has around 9.26 lakh doctors and less than 20,000 of these are trained in pulmonology, anaesthesiology, critical care and emergency medicine. According to experts and doctors, India will need an extra 500,000 ICU beds, 200,000 nurses and 150,000 doctors in the next one year. Emergency medical and critical care systems in India are suffering from lack of essential resources, overload and severe working conditions. Dozee’s MillionICU initiative is a bold step towards changing the critical care infrastructure throughout the country. It offers a unique opportunity for government hospitals to use technology to quickly augment the current critical care capacity in India. India’s public expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP is a little over 1%, one of the lowest in the world. Lack of medical funds and healthcare Infrastructure continue to pose challenges in scaling an effective response against the current crisis. The MillionICU initiative answers this urgent need of strengthening the long term health infrastructure and making quality healthcare available, accessible and affordable to the vast majority of the population.
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